The rib cage is part of the axial skeleton. The average human is born with the same number of ribs regardless of gender. The ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebra. For example, the first rib ...

The skeleton allows movement ... which is protected by bones called vertebrae. Then there's the rib cage and sternum, which protect the heart and lungs. Besides protecting our organs, bones ...

You see, inside a turtle shell is a very particular respiratory system ... it is their rib cage, and their spine, and their vertebrae, and their sternum. Basically, a turtle's skeleton is inside ...